Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope finished with a season-high 17 points (5-for-9 FG, 4-for-5 3Pt, 3-for-3 FT), five rebounds, two assists, and one steal in 32 minutes while starting in place of Avery Bradley.

Fantasy Impact

With Bradley out, KCP has been much better lately and could make his cases for the starting position even when Bradley returns. Right now, KCP should be owned over Bradley, Danny Green, and maybe even Kyle Kuzma at this point. Kuzma has more upside but isn't providing value per his draft stock.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope failed to score any points in the season opener on Tuesday against the Clippers in 27 minutes. Caldwell-Pope added three rebounds and three assists.

Fantasy Impact

Danny Green is the wing player for the Lakers worth adding after the first game. KCP should bounce back with Alex Caruso out an extended period of time.

With Kyle Kuzma out for the season-opener, Caldwell-Pope should see some extra minutes on the wing.

Fantasy Impact

Kuzma's absence frees up some minutes for KCP, who balled out for 25 points in last Wednesday's preseason contest. He'll play behind Danny Green and LeBron James against the Clippers on Tuesday.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is returning to the Los Angeles Lakers on a two-year, $16M contract.

Fantasy Impact

After the fallout of the Kawhi Leonard decision, the Lakers are quickly moving on and rounding out the rest of their team. The Lakers relegated KCP to coming off the bench for the first time since his rookie season in Detroit, and he will likely see a similar role with the new-look roster. While the 26-year-old is entering his athletic prime, it is unlikely that he drastically improves upon his career stat-line of 11.9 PPG and 3.3 RPG in this current situation.

KCP put in 29 points, five rebounds, two steals and one dime in 36 minutes of game action on Tuesday.

Fantasy Impact

KCP went 6-for-12 from deep on Tuesday and has been great for the Lakers lately, putting up 17.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.7 triples, 2.0 dimes and 1.3 steals per game on 42 percent shooting from the field over the past week.